Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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THE YAMACkAW 1981 D-9 Admissions Bringing Them All In James A. Nesbitt, Director of Admissions Jonathan Jay, Associate Director of Admissions Roxann Garber, Assistant Director of Admissions music, and college and professional sports. Some of his experiences are especially unusual. For example, he has backpacked through the Pacific Northwest (eating elk for the first time), represent- ed the U.S. in international swimming meets, and sur- vived the bicentennial in Washington D.C. He especially enjoys explaining to students the opportunities available to them in college and what college is and isn ' t. Carol Gamble, Assistant Director of Admissions Randy Smith, Assistant Director of Admissions Helen Schofield, Admissions Office Manager Mary Ellen Perkins, Graduate Admissions Counselor Admissions on the Half- Shell. Director of . ' Admissions James . ' . Nesbitt has a passion for oysters: for him. they ' re both a hobby and an interest. He also dabbles in oil painting, bird-hunting, and checking up on the history and geneology of his ancestors, the Cherokees. Before joining the O.U. scene in 1977, Nesbitt visited much of the Carribbean in a yacht and has taken in such exotic locales as Mexico. The Lesser Antilles and Greenwich Vil- lage (the most unusual of them all). He also casually dropped in on Ted Kennedy for a weekend. However, now we have Jim back where he belongs, as one of the few- native Atlantans left on the staff. From Ph.D. ' s to ABCs. Dr. Mary Ellen Perkins. .■ dmissions Counselor for Graduate Students finds the students and staff members at Oglethorpe University are interesting people to work with. But when she ' s not working at Oglethorpe, she works with elementary and middle schools on accredita- tion by the Southern Associa- tion of Colleses and Schools.

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D-8 1981 THE YAMACRAW Financial Aid Handing It All Out Robert Evans, Director of Financial Aid Bye Bye. Bob. Bob Evans departed Oglethorpe early in 1981 to assume a position at Kansas State University. Just prior to his departure, he was given a special party by his colleagues which included a mild roasting and a special singing telegram of fractured Christmas carols. Oglethorpe was sorry to lose a friend and wishes him the best in Kansas. Howdy! Fred Carter ar- rived to succeed Bob Evans as Director of Financial Aid in the Spring Semester of 1981. His arrival was almost simultaneous with the inaugural of President Reagan, so a few questions arose as to the similarity between his name and Jimmy ' s - but Mr. Carter soon emerged as quite his own person and anything but an imposter. He is a native Atlantan who enjoys jogging, and he derives satisfaction from solid relationships. May he find many at Oglethorpe! Want to Be Alone. Pam Beaird ' s longtime experience with the Oglethorpe admin- istration has made her quite a Lupton celebrity. Given credit for helping to maintain stability in the Financial Aid department during the Director switch, Pam keeps very busy attending to business. Pam is a family person behind the scenes, happy with her husband and children. Rapunzel. Susan Dunn spends a great deal of her time listening to heavy breathing. This, however, is natural since the people who actually journey to the 3rd floor Financial Aid office usually have to rest before speaking. Mrs. Dunn enjoys jogging, which is proba- bly a very functional interest for her. In addition, she likes golf, tent camping and ballet. She says, I especially enjoy the contact with students in the Financial Aid Office. In that lonely tower, contact with anyone must be a godsend. Last Name First? Associate Director of Admissions Jonath- an Jay has spent quite a bit of time trying to find his true calling. The crystal ball shows Jonathan in Canada almost playing hockey, then gracing Connecticut and Vermont, teaching English in a tiny town. Next, the crystal places him in New York . . . but he moves to Fred Carter, Director of Financial Aid Pamela Beaird, Assistant Director of Financial Aid Atlanta, afraid of growing roots. Finally, he finds satisfac- tion at O.U. Mr. Jay is a diverse man, enjoying the Braves, beer and ballet. He also likes an occasional cigar. (He warns copy writers as an afterthought that he sues for slander but can be bribed with a hamburger.) Alarm Clock Blues. Roxann Garber is a vivacious, busy lady who has a love affair going with the city of Atlanta. Now, that takes a pretty big heart! She enjoys working with students Susan Dunn, Secretary, Financial Aid even when she has to wake up at 5:00 a.m. to meet and talk to a high school student in Washington D.C. at 8:30 a.m. An important aspect of her job is to see the students whom she helped to select graduate, especially her first group which graduated in May of 1981. Roast Elk. .4mo 7e? Randy Which Holiday Inn is this? Smith leads a rather interest- ing life. He is interested in national and international politics, classical and modern

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D-10 1981 THE YAMACRAW Continuing Education There ' s More In Store Teaching New Tricks. Mar- lene Howard, Associate Dean of Continuing Education offers this job description: I am primarily in charge of the adult non-credit program. Short, informal courses are offered three times a year — fall semester and spring. These courses include aerobic danc- ing, backpacking, photo- graphy, sailing and many Gthers. Marlene tactfully avoids discussing whether or not working with the trouble- some adults is particularly trying, but she does reveal where it is she gets her patience. Much of my leisure time is spent preparing and teaching a Singles Adult Sun- day School class at Faith Memorial Assembly of God Church. I also do volunteer work for various Christian organizations. Marlene Howard, Associate Dean of Continuing Education Bill Gates, Assistant Dean of Serving Uncle Sam. Before becoming Oglethorpe ' s As- sistant Dean of Continuing Education in January, 1981, Bill Gates served a thirty- three year hitch in the military and civil service. While with the U.S. Civil Service Commission, Mr. Gates was an associate direc- tor of the General Man- agement Institute, which handled federal management training in eight states. Who knows? Maybe O.U. can one day boast of the .xme ef- ficiency in its operations as the Federal Bureaucracy does in its! Here ' s hoping Mr. Gates learned from Big Brother ' s multitude of red- taped sins. Continuing Education (1981) Cool. Pat Elsey never knows what to expect next in the Continuing Education office with all the lost people wander- ing through Hearst and the half-crazed Business Concepts students searching for Gary Roberts to contend with. How- ever, Mrs. Elsey always has a calm, cool disposition. Perhaps she developed some of her cool at home, as mother of three children. Maybe she uses her pastime, golf, to forget the jungle at O.U. In any case, anyone who peeks into the Continuing Education office can still see her there, calmly prepared for the next mad intruder. Pat Elsey, Secretary of Continuing Education Gary Roberts, Assistant Dean of Continuing Education (1980)